ProjectSend Incorrect Authorization via File Version Linking
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
ProjectSend from 2.0.0 through 2.7.1 contains incomplete authorization in FileVersions::link() that lets staff users share files they should not be able to share. An authenticated staff user with low privileges can link their file onto an intermediate revision or assign out-of-scope clients, causing moveAssignmentsToRoot() to expose protected original files to unauthorized clients. The flaw is classified as CWE-863.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
ProjectSend 2.0.0 through 2.7.1 contains an incomplete authorization vulnerability in FileVersions::link() that allows staff users to share files without authorization by linking file versions. Attackers can link their file onto an intermediate revision or assign out-of-scope clients, causing moveAssignmentsToRoot() to expose protected original files to unauthorized clients.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProjectSend | ProjectSend | 2.0.0 – 2.7.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ProjectSend VendorProjectSend Affected 2.0.0 – 2.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | ProjectSend |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ProjectSend
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for ProjectSend.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116136
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-gjpq-2gcq-78q9
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More ProjectSend vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-10826 ProjectSend Unauthenticated Configuration Modification KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-30263 ProjectSend r1605 Remote Code Execution via File Extension Manipulation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-76153 ProjectSend users API flaw lets token holders take over accounts CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2023-30213 ProjectSend r1605 Insecure Direct Object Reference File Download Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2014-07764 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in process-upload.php in ProjectSend (formerly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-30188 ProjectSend r1605 CSV Injection via User Account Export Functionality CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-116136 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116136 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gjpq-2gcq-78q9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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